Scott Ollerenshaw

Scott Ollerenshaw (born 9 February 1968) is an Australian former association football player, best known for his appearances for his country's national side in the late 1980s and as a successful import player in Malaysia especially with Sabah football team in the 1990s who scored against Manchester United on their 1995 Asian tour together with Sabah. In 2023, he officially become the Technical Director of Sabah football club. Scoring more than a goal a game in four seasons with Sabah FA, Ollerenshaw twice won the Malaysian Golden Boot and earned the nickname 'The Ginger Maradona'. After returning home to Australia to join National Soccer League club, Northern Spirit FC, a serious hip injury forced him to retire at the age of 31.

International career As a 19-year-old, Ollerenshaw was capped in 1987 by his St George Saints manager Frank Arok who was also the national coach. Ollerenshaw played in the 1988 Gold Cup in Sydney, which marked the Australian Bicentenary and included a shock 4–1 victory over Argentina. Later that year, Ollerenshaw also played in the football tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. These talented footballers, who have mostly been raised abroad with a Malaysian parent, include national team players Brendan Gan, Darren Lok, Junior Eldstål, Matthew Davies and Corbin-Ong. His overseas connections also helped the Malaysian U23 team compete in Queensland's NPL to aid with their development and at same time assisted Aussie national players and coaches showcasing their talents to clubs in Asia.

A familiar face in the Malaysian media, Ollerenshaw occasionally appeared as a Premier League and FIFA World Cup pundit especially on FourFourTwo of Malaysian sports television channel, Astro SuperSport between 2009 and 2014.